{"operation":"document","citation":"17-0082","title":"Save the Situation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2017-12-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"17-0082 response to Save the Situation concerning 172.600, 172.602.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0082.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0082.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0082","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/56866/170082.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nMühlenstr. 30A\nLangwedel, Germany 24631\nReference No. 17-0082\nDear Ms. Glimsche:\nThis letter is in response to your July 14, 2017, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to emergency response\ninformation. Specifically, you ask it the requirements for the emergency response intormation\ncan be fulfilled by providing the \"24-hour\" emergency response telephone number on a shipping\npaper if the aircraft crew and forwarding companies in the United States have the Emergency\nResponse Guidebook (ERG) readily available.\nThe answer is no. The general requirements for emergency response information found in\n§ 172.600(c) state, \"No person to whom this subpart applies may offer for transportation, accept\nfor transportation, transfer, store, or otherwise handle during transportation a hazardous material\nunless: (1) Emergency response information conforming to this subpart is immediately available\nfor use at all times the hazardous material is present; and (2) Emergency response information,\nincluding the emergency response telephone number, required by this subpart is immediately\navailable.\" If a person offers, transfers, accepts, or otherwise handles hazardous materials during\ntransportation, the shipping paper (e.g., shipper's declaration, IMO declaration) must include the\nemergency response telephone number and either include or be accompanied by the emergency\nresponse information (see § 172.602(b)).\nYou may use the ERG to satisfy the HMR's emergency response information requirements by\nproviding an ERG guide number with each hazardous material description and verifying carriage\nof an ERG in the carrier's vehicles (see § 172.602(b)(3)(iii)). However, the emergency response\ninformation and the emergency response telephone number are both required by the HMR.\nProviding only the emergency response telephone number will not meet the general requirements\nas specified in § 172.600(c).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nDirk Der Kinderen\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJodi\nFrom: Eva Glimsche [mailto:eva@savethesituation.de]\nSent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 2:57 AM\nTo: Cardez, Eugenio CTR (PHMSA) < eugenio.cardez.ctr@dot.gov>\nSubject: Re: Written Emergency Information as per 49 CFR 172.600 to § 172.606\nDear Eugenio,\nthank you very mucn for your reply.\nI checked the different sources you mentioned. Yet they don't answer my question.\nThat's why I'd like to request a written interpretation answering them.\nThanks for your help.\nBest regards,\nEva\nsavethesituation\nEva Glimsche - Mühlenstr. 30a - 24631 Langwedel - Germany\nMobil: +49 - 171 - 4958171\neva@savethesituation.de\nwww.savethesituation.de\nAm 14.07.2017 um 17:15 schrieb Cardez, Eugenio CTR (PHMSA) :\nDear Eva Glimsche,\nWe have received your inquiry about the hazardous materials regulations (HMR) (49 CFR Parts\n171-180).\nThe HMR prescribes the requirements of the Department of Transportation governing the\noffering and transportation of hazardous materials in interstate, intrastate, and foreign\ncommerce by rail car, aircraft, motor vehicle, and vessel. While we cannot provide an\n\n<<>>\n\ncenter, wich 1s slattea with regulatory specialists wno can quickly answer your questions Dy\nphone, Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM EST at +1(202) 366-4488.\nSincerely,\nEugenio, Hazardous Materials Specialist\nAn e-mail response from this office is considered informal guidance. Formal guidance may be\nrequested in accordance with 49 CFR 105.20. http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/interps\nFrom: Eva Glimsche [mailto:eva@savethesituation.de]\nSent: Friday, July 14, 2017 3:44 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) < INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: Written Emergency Information as per 49 CFR 172.600 to § 172.606\nDear Sir or Madam,\nI require a written interpretation regarding the written Emergency Information as per 49 CFR 172.600 to §\n172.606.\nAs I understand it the shipper can fulfill this requirement by having an MSDS accompanying the shipment or by\nenteringe the respective NFPA-1 fire code in the Shipper's Declaration or in the IMO Declaration.\nWould the requirement for the Emergency Information also be fulfilled by the 24h Emergency Contact\nTelephone Number entered in the Shipper's Declaration or in the IMO Declaration if it is ensured that the\naircraft crew and the forwarding companies in the US all have the emergency response guide readily\navailable?\nLooking forward to hearing from you.\nBest regards\nEva Glimsche\nsavethesituation\nEva Glimsche - Mühlenstr. 30a - 24631 Langwedel\nMobil: 0171 - 4958177\n2\n\n<<>>","truncated":false,"body_characters":4828}